The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 12 classified a recall of more than 1.5 million eggs as Class I, its highest risk level, over the risk of salmonella contamination.
The FDA classifies a product recall as Class I when it determines there is a reasonable probability that consuming the product could cause “serious adverse health consequences or death,” according to its website.
Midwest Poultry Services initiated the recall of white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs on July 22. The FDA said the eggs were produced and distributed from farms in Texas between June 6 and July 3 and were marked with “sell by” or “best by dates” ranging from July 20 to Aug. 17….